Booktionary: Camera Dictionary

Reading in a language that isn't your own? Hold the phone over the word and get it in yours. Booktionary looks a word up without you losing your pace. Hold the phone over the page, put the centre ring on the word, and hold steady for about a second. The definition shows up, with the word in your own language above it. Swipe it away and carry on reading. Translations Choose the book language and, if you want, a translation language. Translation packs are downloaded separately for the selected direction; when one is not installed, “Don't translate” stays selected. The equivalents come from Wiktionary's bilingual entries, not an online machine-translation service. Offline English definitions are built in. French and Spanish definitions can be downloaded when you choose those book languages. A translation pack is a separate download. Once installed, definitions and translations work…